Explicit conditions of exponential stability for a linear impulsive delay differential equation (Q1380360)

The authors consider the scalar impulsive delay differential equation \[ \dot x(t)+ A(t)x\bigl(h(t)\bigr) =f(t), \quad t\geq 0,\quad x(\xi)= \varphi(\xi)\text{ if }\xi<0\tag{1} \] (2) \(x(\tau_j) =B_j x(\tau_j-0)\), \(j=1,2, \dots,\) where \((\text{a}_1)\) \(0=\tau_0 <\tau_1 <\tau_2< \dots\) are fixed points, \(\lim_{j\to\infty} \tau j= \infty\); \((\text{a}_2)\) \(A,f: [0,\infty) \to\mathbb{R}\) are Lebesgue measurable and essentially bounded functions; \((\text{a}_3)\) \(h:[0,\infty) \to\mathbb{R}\) is a Lebesgue measurable function, \(h(t)\leq t\); \((\text{a}_4)\) \(\varphi: (-\infty,0) \to\mathbb{R}\) is a Borel measurable bounded function. The results are based on the Bohl-Perron type theorem for delay impulsive equations. Sufficient conditions for (1), (2) to be exponentially stable are presented with \(B_j\) of arbitrary sign (Theorem 1) and with \(B_j>0\) (Theorem 2). Moreover, Theorem 1 is generalized to the case of several delays.